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Effects of Wind Speed and Angle on Fire Spread along Privacy Fences

July 25, 2016
Author(s)
Erik L. Johnsson, Alexander Maranghides
A series of experiments was conducted to examine fire spread along fences subjected to wind at various speeds and angles. Specifically, sections of western redcedar, California redwood, or vinyl privacy fences were ignited with a burner. Wind fields of 9 m

History of the Symposium on Thermophysical Properties

June 1, 2001
Author(s)
William M. Haynes, Jan V. Sengers, R. T. Jacobsen, Daniel G. Friend
… 1959 at Purdue University, which at the that time was the home of the Thermophysical Properties Research Center (TPRC), …

Average Soil Water Retention Curves Measured by Neutron Radiography

April 21, 2021
Author(s)
Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Chu-lin Cheng, Misun Kang, Juske Horita, sophie voisin, Hassina Bilheux, Warren Jeffery, Edward Perfect
… using Beer- Lambert's law after taking into account beam hardening and geometric corrections. To remove scattering …

Evaluation of Sustainable High-Volume Fly Ash Concretes

January 1, 2011
Author(s)
Alejandro Duran-Herrera, Cesar Juarez, P Valdez, Dale P. Bentz
This article presents results of an experimental research work oriented to develop practical tools for the regional concrete industry, as well as to illustrate the potential benefits of the synergistic effect of an ASTM C 618 Class F fly ash (FA) produced

System for Fire Safety Evaluation of Health Care Facilities.

May 1, 1980
Author(s)
Harold E. Nelson, A J. Shibe
A quantitative evaluation system for grading health care facilities in terms of fire safety is described. The system can be used to determine how combinations of widely accepted fire safety equipment and building construction features may provide a level

Burning Rates of Individual Firebrands on Shredded Paper Beds

March 31, 2026
Author(s)
Savannah Wessies, Jiann Yang
Every year, homes and buildings are destroyed by wildland fires. In most situations, the structures are ignited by firebrands landing on a combustible surface within or in the direct vicinity of the structure. The mass burning rate, which is directly

Tuning Incommensurate Charge Order in Ba1-xSrxAl4 and Ba1-yEuyAl4

July 20, 2025
Author(s)
Prathum Saraf, Eleanor M. Clements, Danila Sokratov, Shanta Saha, Peter Zavalij, Thomas Heitmann, Jeffrey Lynn, Camille Bernal-Chobin, Dipanjan Chaudhuri, Caitlin Kengle, Yue Su, Simon Bettler, Nathan Manning, Peter Abbamonte, Sananda Biswas, Roser Valenti, Johnpierre Paglione
… The BaAl4-type structure family is home to a vast landscape of interesting and exotic …

Jingle bells, what are those smells? Indoor VOC emissions from a live Christmas tree

March 1, 2024
Author(s)
Dustin Poppendieck, Rileigh Robertson, Michael F. Link
Every year in the United States conifers are purchased to serve as Christmas trees in homes where they emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to the indoor environment. Although many studies have measured the ecosystem-level emissions of VOCs from conifers
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